All Obituaries

James Henry “Bo” Sowers, 53, of Cleveland, NC died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his home following a brief illness.
Bo was born in Iredell County on November 18, 1965 and was the son of Eugene Sowers, Sr and the late Annie Sue Upright Fox. He attended Iredell County schools.
Bo was a self-employed carpenter.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Eugene Sowers.
Along with his father, Bo is survived by three sisters, Sandra McInnis...

James Henry “Bo” Sowers, 53, of Cleveland, NC died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his home following a brief illness.
Bo was born in Iredell County on November 18, 1965 and was the son...

Mr. Billy Frank Gaither, 89, of Harmony passed away on November 16th, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on Feb 6th, 1929, he was the son of the late Burl Samuel Gaither and Myrtle Tomlinson Gaither. He was a graduate of Harmony High School class of 1948. After graduating, he served as a Staff Sgt. in the US Air Force during the Korean War until June of 1952. After serving he met and later married Margaret Lowe Gaither on August, 21st 1958 who survives.
Bill...

Mr. Billy Frank Gaither, 89, of Harmony passed away on November 16th, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House. Born in Iredell County on Feb 6th, 1929, he was the son of the late Burl Samuel Gaither and...

Mrs. Catherine Louise Benge Elmore, 73, of Statesville, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at her home. Born in Iredell County on July 23,1945, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Benge and Bertie Roseman Benge. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Grover Elmore.
Mrs. Elmore worked in the bake shop of K & W Cafeteria and graduated from Celeste Henkel School. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Survivors include her children: Lynne Elmore...

Mrs. Catherine Louise Benge Elmore, 73, of Statesville, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at her home. Born in Iredell County on July 23,1945, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Benge and Bertie...

Mrs. Billie K. Taylor, 79, of Statesville, gained her wings and went to Heaven on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. She was born in Iredell County on May 28, 1939 to the late Eugene Kilpatrick and Pauline Tucker Waugh Kilpatrick. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Bob Taylor, a sister, Brenda McLain and a son-in-law, Andy Daniels.
Left to cherish her memory are her four children, Teresa Daniels, Katie Gwaltney, Susan Browning (Rocky) and Robbie Taylor. She had 6...

Mrs. Billie K. Taylor, 79, of Statesville, gained her wings and went to Heaven on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. She was born in Iredell County on May 28, 1939 to the late Eugene Kilpatrick and...

Mr. Kenneth Earl Crew, 75, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Crew was born April 15, 1943 in Akron, Oh and was the son of the late Denver Earl Crew and Lily Amtower Crew. He was a graduate of Parkersburg High School in West Virginia and on September 10, 1966, he married Audra Rae “Cookie” Crew, who survives. He was retired from US Army in Recruiting and Retention and later moved to Cape Coral, FL, where he ran his own...

Mr. Kenneth Earl Crew, 75, of Statesville, passed away, Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Crew was born April 15, 1943 in Akron, Oh and was the son of the late Denver...

Charles “Paw” Edward Prichard, 77, of Statesville, died Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House.
Mr. Prichard was born in Gregoryville, KY on August 23, 1941 and was the son of the late Warnie Prichard and Cordia Shears Prichard. He was a graduate of Prichard High School.
He was married to Donna Jane Griffith Prichard who preceded him in death.
Mr. Prichard served his country honorably in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He was a recipient of the Purple...

Charles “Paw” Edward Prichard, 77, of Statesville, died Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Gordon Hospice House.
Mr. Prichard was born in Gregoryville, KY on August 23, 1941 and was the...

Mrs. Shirley Jean Houpe Shew, 82, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, November 12, 2018 at Autumn Care.
Mrs. Shew was born May 4, 1936 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt Houpe and Ruby Sloan Houpe. She was a graduate of Harmony High School, class of 1954 and attended Mitchell College. On March 10, 1955, she married the late Richard Allen Shew, who died June 12, 1997. She was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church, but in recent years had attended Rose...

Mrs. Shirley Jean Houpe Shew, 82, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, November 12, 2018 at Autumn Care.
Mrs. Shew was born May 4, 1936 in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Theodore...

Donald Eugene French, 87, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, November 11, 2018 at his residence.
Mr. French was born September 19, 1931 in London, OH and was the son of the late Clark O. French and Gladys Marie Welch French. He was a graduate of Kent State University and received his degree in Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University. He was a Mechanical Engineer for Philadelphia Electric and served
in the US Marine Corp. during the Korean War. He...

Donald Eugene French, 87, of Statesville, passed away, Sunday, November 11, 2018 at his residence.
Mr. French was born September 19, 1931 in London, OH and was the son of the late Clark O. French...

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Maria lnes Mercedes Abad Sarmiento, 98, died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born in Ecuador on May 1, 1920, she was a beloved daughter of the late Leopoldo Abad and Virginia Sarmiento. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Luis Piedra and children: Fausto Piedra, Arturo Piedra and Melida Piedra and siblings: Delia, Zoila, Amada, Enma, and Miguel Abad and a greatgrandchild, Pablo Parra...

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Maria lnes Mercedes Abad Sarmiento, 98, died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born in Ecuador on May 1, 1920, she was a...

Carlton Denford Hewitt, 91, of Statesville, passed away on November 10, 2018. He was known to many as “Boose” since he was the youngest sibling of six boys in the Hewitt family. He was born March 17, 1927 in Rowan County to the late John Henry Hewitt, Sr. and Sarah Essie Witherspoon Hewitt. He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1947 and was a First Class Seaman in the US Navy during WWII. On November 15, 1952 he married Janet Holmes Hewitt, who...

Carlton Denford Hewitt, 91, of Statesville, passed away on November 10, 2018. He was known to many as “Boose” since he was the youngest sibling of six boys in the Hewitt...